diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5402b16..5cb0084 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9),
                libgtk-3-dev,
                libgtksourceview-4-dev,
                libpeas-dev,
-               libxapp-dev,
+               libxapp-dev (>= 1.9),
                libsm-dev,
                libx11-dev,
                libxml2-dev,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Depends: iso-codes,
          ${shlibs:Depends},
          python3,
          python3-gi,
-         xapps-common,
+         xapps-common (>= 1.9.0),
          zenity
 XB-Python-Version: ${python:Versions}
 Description: Text editor
diff --git a/xed/resources/ui/xed-ui.xml b/xed/resources/ui/xed-ui.xml
index 4285d41..042739b 100644
--- a/xed/resources/ui/xed-ui.xml
+++ b/xed/resources/ui/xed-ui.xml
@@ -16,9 +16,15 @@
       <placeholder name="FileOps_5"/>
       <menuitem name="FilePrintPreviewMenu" action="FilePrintPreview"/>
       <menuitem name="FilePrintMenu" action="FilePrint"/>
-      <placeholder name="FileRecentsPlaceholder">
-        <separator/>
-      </placeholder>
+      <separator/>
+      <menu name="XAppFavoritesMenu" action="XAppFavoritesMenu">
+        <placeholder name="XAppFavorites">
+        </placeholder>
+      </menu>
+      <menu name="FileRecentsMenu" action="FileRecentsMenu">
+        <placeholder name="FileRecentsPlaceholder">
+        </placeholder>
+      </menu>
       <separator/>
       <menuitem name="FileCloseMenu" action="FileClose"/>
       <menuitem name="FileQuitMenu" action="FileQuit"/>
diff --git a/xed/xed-ui.h b/xed/xed-ui.h
index 6cd75ce..d0920c6 100644
--- a/xed/xed-ui.h
+++ b/xed/xed-ui.h
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ static const GtkActionEntry xed_always_sensitive_menu_entries[] =
 	{ "Tools", NULL, N_("_Tools") },
 	{ "Documents", NULL, N_("_Documents") },
 	{ "Help", NULL, N_("_Help") },
+    { "XAppFavoritesMenu", NULL, N_("Favorites")},
+    { "FileRecentsMenu", NULL, N_("Recents")},
 
 	/* File menu */
 	{ "FileNew", "document-new-symbolic", N_("_New"), "<control>N",
diff --git a/xed/xed-window-private.h b/xed/xed-window-private.h
index 5d9cb6c..78054f1 100644
--- a/xed/xed-window-private.h
+++ b/xed/xed-window-private.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #define __XED_WINDOW_PRIVATE_H__
 
 #include <libpeas/peas-extension-set.h>
+#include <libxapp/xapp-favorites.h>
 
 #include "xed/xed-window.h"
 #include "xed-message-bus.h"
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ struct _XedWindowPrivate
     guint           recents_menu_ui_id;
     gulong          recents_handler_id;
 
+    GtkActionGroup *favorites_action_group;
+    guint           favorites_menu_ui_id;
+    gulong          favorites_handler_id;
+
     XedTab *active_tab;
     gint    num_tabs;
 
diff --git a/xed/xed-window.c b/xed/xed-window.c
index 799a7e7..42ec4c5 100644
--- a/xed/xed-window.c
+++ b/xed/xed-window.c
@@ -209,6 +209,14 @@ xed_window_dispose (GObject *object)
         window->priv->recents_handler_id = 0;
     }
 
+    if (window->priv->favorites_handler_id != 0)
+    {
+        XAppFavorites *favorites;
+        favorites = xapp_favorites_get_default ();
+        g_signal_handler_disconnect (favorites, window->priv->favorites_handler_id);
+        window->priv->favorites_handler_id = 0;
+    }
+
     g_clear_object (&window->priv->manager);
     g_clear_object (&window->priv->message_bus);
     g_clear_object (&window->priv->window_group);
@@ -878,7 +886,7 @@ update_recent_files_menu (XedWindow *window)
         gtk_action_group_add_action (p->recents_action_group, action);
         g_object_unref (action);
 
-        gtk_ui_manager_add_ui (p->manager, p->recents_menu_ui_id, "/MenuBar/FileMenu/FileRecentsPlaceholder",
+        gtk_ui_manager_add_ui (p->manager, p->recents_menu_ui_id, "/MenuBar/FileMenu/FileRecentsMenu/FileRecentsPlaceholder",
                                action_name, action_name, GTK_UI_MANAGER_MENUITEM, FALSE);
 
         g_free (action_name);
@@ -911,6 +919,71 @@ toolbar_visibility_changed (GtkWidget *toolbar,
     }
 }
 
+static void
+favorite_activated (GtkAction     *action,
+                    gpointer       user_data)
+{
+    GFile *location;
+
+    location = g_file_new_for_uri (gtk_action_get_name (action));
+    xed_commands_load_location (XED_WINDOW (user_data), location, NULL, 0);
+
+    g_object_unref (location);
+}
+
+static void
+update_favorites_menu (XedWindow *window)
+{
+    XedWindowPrivate *p = window->priv;
+    XAppFavorites *favorites;
+    GList *actions, *l;
+    GList *items = NULL;
+    guint i;
+
+    xed_debug (DEBUG_WINDOW);
+
+    g_return_if_fail (p->favorites_action_group != NULL);
+
+    if (p->favorites_menu_ui_id != 0)
+    {
+        gtk_ui_manager_remove_ui (p->manager, p->favorites_menu_ui_id);
+    }
+
+    actions = gtk_action_group_list_actions (p->favorites_action_group);
+    for (l = actions; l != NULL; l = l->next)
+    {
+        g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func(GTK_ACTION (l->data), G_CALLBACK (favorite_activated), window);
+        gtk_action_group_remove_action (p->favorites_action_group, GTK_ACTION(l->data));
+    }
+    g_list_free (actions);
+
+    p->favorites_menu_ui_id = gtk_ui_manager_new_merge_id (p->manager);
+
+    favorites = xapp_favorites_get_default ();
+
+    const gchar *supported_mimetypes[2] = {
+        "text/plain",
+        NULL
+    };
+
+    items = xapp_favorites_create_actions (favorites, supported_mimetypes);
+
+    for (l = items; l != NULL; l = l->next)
+    {
+        GtkAction *action = GTK_ACTION (l->data);
+        const gchar *name = gtk_action_get_name (action);
+
+        g_signal_connect (action, "activate", G_CALLBACK (favorite_activated), window);
+
+        gtk_action_group_add_action (p->favorites_action_group, action);
+
+        gtk_ui_manager_add_ui (p->manager, p->favorites_menu_ui_id, "/MenuBar/FileMenu/XAppFavoritesMenu/XAppFavorites",
+                               name, name, GTK_UI_MANAGER_MENUITEM, FALSE);
+    }
+
+    g_list_free_full (items, g_object_unref);
+}
+
 static GtkWidget *
 create_toolbar_button (GtkAction *action)
 {
@@ -943,6 +1016,7 @@ create_menu_bar_and_toolbar (XedWindow *window,
     GtkWidget *box;
     GtkWidget *separator;
     GtkWidget *button;
+    XAppFavorites *favorites;
 
     xed_debug (DEBUG_WINDOW);
 
@@ -1017,6 +1091,19 @@ create_menu_bar_and_toolbar (XedWindow *window,
                                                         window);
     update_recent_files_menu (window);
 
+    action_group = gtk_action_group_new ("FavoriteFilesActions");
+    gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain (action_group, NULL);
+    window->priv->favorites_action_group = action_group;
+    gtk_ui_manager_insert_action_group (manager, action_group, 0);
+    g_object_unref (action_group);
+
+    favorites = xapp_favorites_get_default ();
+    window->priv->favorites_handler_id = g_signal_connect_swapped (favorites,
+                                                                   "changed", G_CALLBACK (update_favorites_menu),
+                                                                   window);
+
+    update_favorites_menu (window);
+
     /* list of open documents menu */
     action_group = gtk_action_group_new ("DocumentsListActions");
     gtk_action_group_set_translation_domain (action_group, NULL);